no central authority in control of Candomblé, which is organized around autonomous terreiros (houses). Candomblé venerates spirits, known varyingly as...
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Candomblé Ketu (or Queto in Portuguese) is the largest and most influential branch (nation) of Candomblé, a religion practiced primarily in Brazil. The...
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Candomblé Jejé, also known as Brazilian Vodum, is one of the major branches (nations) of Candomblé. It developed in the Portuguese Empire among Fon and...
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Candomblé Bantu (also called Candomblé Batuque or Angola) is one of the major branches (nations) of the Candomblé religious belief system. It developed...
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Axé (music) (section Candomblé Beads)
meaning "soul, light, spirit or good vibrations". Axé is present in the Candomblé religion, as "the imagined spiritual power and energy bestowed upon practitioners...
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Johnson noted that Candomblé, as "an organized, structured liturgy and community of practice called Candomblé" only arose later. Candomblé originated among...
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Haitian Vodou Obeah Rastafari Dugu Obeah Batuque Candomblé Candomblé Bantu Candomblé Jejé Candomblé Ketu Catimbó [pt] Macumba Quimbanda Santo Daime Tambor...
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established as an intermediate religion between Candomblé and Umbanda. Groups combining elements of Umbanda and Candomblé are sometimes termed "Umbandomblé", although...
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Nago tradition of Candomblé, of which he was an initiate, as a legitimate religion, while dismissing the Bantu tradition of Candomblé as a form of Macumba...
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Haitian Vaudou, Cuban, Dominican and Puerto Rican Santería and Brazilian Candomblé. The preferred spelling varies depending on the language in question:...
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Akara (category Candomblé)
used in Afro-Brazilian religious traditions such as Candomblé. The first acarajé in a Candomblé ritual is offered to the orixá Exu. They vary in size...
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religions of Santería, Winti, Umbanda, Quimbanda, Holy Infant of Atocha, and Candomblé. Elegua is known as Èṣù-Ẹlẹ́gbára and Ẹlẹ́gbá in the Yoruba religion and...
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Afro-Brazilian music (section Candomblé)
African ceremonies and to Candomblé; so much so, that performances that use it are often referred to as "street Candomblé." Agogô - A high-pitched bell...
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Nzambi a Mpungu (section Candomblé Bantu)
means "Don’t look for God, He does not have a body." In the religion of Candomblé Bantu, Nzambi is the "sovereign master". He created the earth and then...
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Shango (category Candomblé)
Palo recognizes him as "Siete Rayos". Ṣàngó is known as Xangô in the Candomblé pantheon. He is said to be the son of Oranyan, and his wives include Oya...
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religions, as is the case of João do Rio; others were invited to join candomblé as full members, receiving honorary positions as Obá de Xangô at Ilê Axé...
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Cowrie-shell divination (section In Candomblé)
purposes. In most Candomblé houses, "open" still means that the natural opening is facing up; but some traditions (mainly in Candomblé Ketu) use the opposite...
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28% Protestantism 12% no religion 5% other religions Spiritism Umbanda Candomblé, etc. Demonym(s) Brazilian Government Federal presidential republic • President...
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List of death deities (section Umbanda and Candomblé)
The mythology or religion of most cultures incorporate a god of death or, more frequently, a divine being closely associated with death, an afterlife,...
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religions in the New World, notably Santería, Umbanda, Trinidad Orisha, and Candomblé. Yoruba religious beliefs are part of Itàn (history), the total complex...
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Voodoo; Cuban Vodú; Dominican Vudú, Venezuelan Yuyu, and Brazilian Vodum (Candomblé Jejé and Tambor de Mina). Vodun cosmology centers around the vodun spirits...
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sometimes called Vodou/Voodoo Candomblé Jejé, also known as Brazilian Vodum, one of the major branches (nations) of Candomblé Tambor de Mina, a syncretic...
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part of a Brazilian religion that owed much to Yoruba traditions, Candomblé. In Candomblé, dilogun instead forms the primary method of divination employed...
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